Adding to the long list of atrocities in the name of cow protection is the burning of a Dairy farmer’s house in a Jharkhand village on Tuesday afternoon. The attack took place after the carcass of a headless cow was allegedly found near Usman Ansari’s residence.

According to the police, a mob beat him up before setting his house on fire. The incident occurred in Bariabad, about 200 km from the state capital Ranchi, under Deori police station area of Giridih district, as reported by Hindustan Times.

The mob carried sticks and stones on the mere suspicion that Ansari had slaughtered a cow. When the police reached the village, the humongous crowd had already surrounded his house.

The police had to fire gunshots to disperse the mob which included nearly 1000 people. Thirty police personnel were injured as they resorted to lathi charge and air firing to stop the self-appointed cow protectors who had laid siege to the 55-year-old’s house.

Ansari is currently being treated in a hospital and his family members have been moved to a safer location under the protection of the police.

Hindustan Times reports that the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of North Chhotanagpur zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, reached Giridih on Wednesday as hundreds of police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were rushed to the area. The village is under heavy security though no one has been arrested so far. The police will question about 15 people today, reports NDTV.

This incident occurred only four days after a Haryana teenager was lynched to death by his co-passengers in a train after he and his brothers were accused of being beef-eaters. Earlier in Jharkhand, a paranoid mob also lynched seven people after believing a WhatsApp rumour which said that they were “child abductors” who had infiltrated the area.

The Logical Indian take

The mob that assaulted Usman Ansari and burnt down his house included a thousand individuals who were strangers to each other. But they came together for a cause – a cause stemmed from hatred, and nothing more.

Even more disheartening than the killing of innocents in the name of cow protection is our apathy towards the crime. Almost every day, we come across multiple instances of people being beaten with sticks and rods and burnt alive by self-acclaimed Gau Rakshaks. But the atrocities do not shock us anymore.

When an animal, though given the status of an endeared deity, is respected more than human life itself, we, as human beings, have failed.

We need to understand the repercussions of such crimes instead of blindly supporting them just out of respect and love for cows. If on a mere suspicion people are being attacked and killed, we too can be assaulted any time, anywhere.

The need of the hour is not for people to unite to kill, but to unite to save the innocents who are being targeted; and in this endeavour, both citizens and the government needs to come together. Lack of legal action against these criminals is giving them the impunity to act as they deem fit.

The Logical Indian urges both the centre and the states to take stringent actions against cow vigilantes. Mob violence has increased manifold in the last months and the only way to stop the crimes is to bring the criminals to justice. Law and order need to be upheld to ensure that the safety of citizens is not compromised. Lynchings and mob justice are huge threats to a democracy; only by taking strict action against such goons can we ensure that the rule of law is upheld.

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This Mother’s Day, Let Us Make A Real Difference In Our Mother’s Life

“All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.” – Abraham Lincoln

Mothers play a crucial role in our lives. Since we were little, they held our hands, acting as our guide into the world. They took care of all our needs – from teaching us how to hold a spoon, cooking delicious meals for us, dropping us to school and sitting with us while we struggled with our math homework – mothers have been there through thick and thin.

On the special occasion of Mother’s Day, Friends Adult Diapers has a beautiful message for each of us – treat your mother the way she has treated you all her life.

It was our mothers who stayed up all night taking care of us when we fell sick; it was her who help us with our homework. This Mother’s Day, remember to take care and support your mother the way she took care of you all these years.

The minds and bodies of our ageing parents dwindle as they grow even older, and somewhere in the incoherence of understanding their thoughts, children lose patience. They spend less and less time with their parents and hire others to look after them. A study by HelpAge India gives accounts of the elderly, most of whom testify to verbal abuse, neglect and disrespect by their children. Old people rely on their children for both emotional and financial support but, often times are not given the needed care.

There is little difference in how we were as toddlers and how parents are as senior citizens. They couldn’t understand the gibber we uttered then, yet taught us different languages. We were financially dependent on them till at least 18 years of age yet, they never said no to giving us pocket money. Why cannot we echo the same patience our parents showed for so many years?

Our parents have an unconditional love for us. They made sure all our needs are cared for and we never feel alone. When we grow up and our parents enter old age, they require the same care and affection. They would be delighted if we spent time with them after classes or work, make tea or cook for them and also help them with household chores when they have too many things at hand.

It is our responsibility to stand with our parents when they are weak; it is our responsibility to cook for them when they are too tired, and it is our responsibility to take care of them when they fall sick.

Mother’s Day is a celebration in honour of motherhood, a tribute to maternal bonds and the influence of mothers in society. Let us make a real difference by showing how much we truly care for our mothers.

Friends Adult Diapers has taken a wonderful initiative in this regard. The most precious gift for a mother is her child. So why not take this as an opportunity to shower her with the same love? After all, she deserves it for being with you through every obstacle and every hardship that you faced.